Woodland transient hurt in fight behind old State Theater

A Woodland transient was beaten and possibly knifed Wednesday night, police reported, receiving non-life threatening injuries to his head and left arm.

According to Sgt. Steve Sexton, the assault occurred around 11:05 p.m., in an area south of the old State Theater on Main Street and west of the new Chase Bank, which is located at the southeast corner of Main and Walnut streets.

Sexton reported the 57-year-old man, named Monty Tesner, apparently got into a fight with others wielding knifes and baseball bats.

Tesner was found injured at the Woodland Hotel, which is two blocks east of the area where the fight occurred.

Sexton reported Tesner and other transients had gathered around an old mattress in Dog Gone alley and gotten into a fight.

The suspect was described as a transient black male adult, around 50 years old, whose first name is "Marcus."